JFC schedules four public hearings on budget

The Joint Finance Committee will take public testimony on the state budget during four hearings around the state, starting April 5 in Waukesha. That will be followed by an April 11 hearing in Eau Claire, April 12 in the Wisconsin Dells and April 26 in Minocqua.

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MON News Summary: Young voters most supportive of abortion rights, could push Dems to win; Milwaukee ready to sue Kia, Hyundai over thefts

STORY TOPICS – State supreme court race – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Consumer protection – Courts – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Manufacturing – Minnesota – Race relations – Real estate – Regulation – Tourism – Transportation – Tribes

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MON AM Update: Wikler to seek another term as state Dem Party chair

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Chair Ben Wikler, who has turned the Democratic Party of Wisconsin into a fundraising powerhouse, announced he will seek another two-year term at the state convention in June. Wikler, who was first elected to the post in 2019,

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FRI AM Update: Outside groups report new spending in Supreme Court race; Marklein, Evers deliver parties’ weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Outside groups continue to pour money into the state Supreme Court race as the liberal side outpaces conservative spending by a wide margin. The latest buys reported to the state Ethics Commission include: *$802,924 from Fair Courts America

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THU AM Update: Pair of new Protasiewicz ads label Kelly ‘extreme’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Liberal Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign today released two new TV ads knocking conservative Supreme Court rival Daniel Kelly. Both call him an extremist. The Protasiewicz campaign said the ads are part of its existing statewide buy of nearly $8

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WED PM Update: Vos: Evers’ Brewers proposal likely ‘dead’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said today Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to provide $290 million in taxpayer money upfront to the board that oversees the Milwaukee Brewers stadium is likely “dead” and Republicans will find a different plan. Vos has been

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WED News Summary: Evers draws lines on corrections, prosecutor raises; Lawmakers consider blocking chickenpox, meningitis school vaccine mandates

STORY TOPICS – White house – State supreme court race – State government – Federal government – Local government – Civil liberties – Demographics – Education – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing – Minnesota – Race relations – Regulation – Taxes – Technology – Tourism

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WED AM Update: Protasiewicz launches two new ads; WMC ad knocks Protasiewicz over sentences for sex offenders

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz today launched two new TV ads, one praising her as a commonsense judge, the other knocking conservative rival Daniel Kelly as “for sale for $20,000.” Protasiewicz’s campaign said

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JFC schedules four public hearings on budget

The Joint Finance Committee will take public testimony on the state budget during four hearings around the state, starting April 5 in Waukesha. That will be followed by an April 11 hearing in Eau Claire, April 12 in the Wisconsin Dells and April 26 in Minocqua.

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TUE News Summary: SCOWIS candidates Kelly, Protasiewicz to debate March 21; Evers’ budget proposes housing funding

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MON AM Update: Second group running ads supporting Kelly as independent expenditures favor Protasiewicz 2-1

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — A second group is doing independent expenditures to support conservative state Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly. But spending on independent expenditures is 2-to-1 in favor of liberal Janet Protasiewicz. Arlington, Va.-based American Principles Project PAC on Friday report…

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